Managing Partner SomphobRodboon is employed with the Thai legal business ILAWASIA Co., Ltd., which was founded in 2011. He has extensive experience helping clients manage their trademark portfolios, which includes filing trademark applications both domestically and internationally and representing them in trademark prosecutions; counseling clients on global branding strategies, brand name development, and protection; and frequently representing clients in trademark defense, opposition, cancellation, and invalidation proceedings.
One of his main areas of concentration is the enforcement of intellectual property rights, where he uses a comprehensive strategy to defend the interests of both domestic and international business. He uses his broad knowledge and experience to create strategies that are customized to each client’s unique needs. He also helps clients navigate the complexities of intellectual property enforcement and makes sure that clients are protected with regard to patents, trademarks, and copyrights. As a result, from 2021 to 2023, he served on the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Trademark Office Practices Committee.
For the last ten years, he has represented intellectual property owners ranging from large enterprises to private people, and a great deal of practitioners and clients consider him to be a prominent figure because of his knowledge and devotion. Due to his unique capacity to develop winning tactics for his clients’ complicated intellectual property matters, he emerges as a formidable advocate in intellectual property litigation and has gained the reputation and distinction of being a highly promising litigator. He effectively safeguards the interests of his clients, works to preserve their priceless trademarks, and makes sure that their intellectual property rights are protected. Consequently, Somphob Rodboon has been acknowledged by the World Trademark Review as the Suggested Person for the Enforcement and Litigation domain in 2022–2023; and the Prosecution and Strategy area in 2023.
About ILAWASIA CO., LTD.
Located in the heart of Bangkok, ILAWASIA is a modern, full-service Thai legal company. ILAWASIA was established in April 2011 by Mr. Somphob Rodboon, a well-known authority on company law and litigation in Thailand. A forward-thinking managing partner, he brought the company into Myanmar in June 2018 by acquiring a reputable and long-standing local legal practice. Soon, more regional offices will be opened to provide the company with a comprehensive presence throughout Southeast Asia.
From corporate and commercial law, litigation, intellectual property, and due diligence to immigration, real estate, and labor law, the company provides services in business and international law. The teams have individualized legal practice experience and consistently blend state-of-the-art knowledge with a special awareness of the commercial requirements of their global customers. The company takes pleasure in its adherence to high ethical standards, which guarantee accountability, consideration, and decency in every facet of its functioning.
